2009 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition: Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project

June 7, 2009

2009 Global Development Awards and Medals CompetitionEntry open for the Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project

The Global Development Network (GDN) is now accepting submissions for the 2009 Annual Global Development Awards and Medals Competition for the Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project.

A competitive grant program administered by GDN, the competition provides an opportunity for organizations to expand their on-going field work in any development related project. Finalists are invited to attend the Annual Global Development Conference, held each year in a different country, to showcase their project proposals before an eminent jury for the final round. This year the Annual Conference will be held in Prague from January 16-18, 2010. The winning proposal will receive a cash award of US$ 30,000 and the runner-up organization will receive US$ 5,000.

This award recognises organizations whose project embodies a fresh approach to an important development need, holds the greatest promise for benefiting the poor in developing and transition countries and needs further financial assistance for expanding the project or for initiating a pilot programme.

The deadline for submitting completed applications is August 24, 2009.